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Remaining Issues with Windows XP Recovery Removal

I ran all of the utilities and Malware Bytes per the instructions @ Bleepingcompter.com. It appears the virus is gone but it has left at least a couple of serious issues. I did run the unhide utility but my desktop is still empty. Everything is in its correct folder location it just doesn't show up on the desktop. Also, my "System Tools" shows empty. I can run system restore from its system32 folder location but all attempts to return to a previous set point fail. This is one nasty virus. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I would like to add one more question to this topic. I had the latest updates of Avast and Adaware running when this attack occurred and neither even hiccupped. Is there an antivirus or antimalware program that would have stopped it?

Mod Edit: Moved from Malware Removal Logs to Am I Infected, no logs ~ Hamluis.

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I may have fixed my problem or at least part of it. I read elsewhere that I should run the rkill then Malwarebytes over and over. Maybe that was also mentioned here and I missed it. I did run them 3 times and I figured that was enough but it looks like the 4th time was the charm. Suddenly the desktop appeared but still no System Tools.
On edit: I just downloaded and ran AccRestore v2.0 from http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Accessories.htm It worked!!! Yippee.